On Mon, 26 Jun 2023, Vishal Moola (Oracle) wrote: > The MM subsystem is trying to shrink struct page. This patchset > introduces a memory descriptor for page table tracking - struct ptdesc. ... > 39 files changed, 686 insertions(+), 455 deletions(-) I don't see the point of this patchset: to me it is just obfuscation of the present-day tight relationship between page table and struct page. Matthew already explained: > The intent is to get ptdescs to be dynamically allocated at some point > in the ~2-3 years out future when we have finished the folio project ... So in a kindly mood, I'd say that this patchset is ahead of its time. But I can certainly adapt to it, if everyone else sees some point to it. Hugh
